Engine complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2012 Toyota Tacoma has 91 NHTSA engine complaints and 0 engine-related recalls.
91
Complaints
0
Recalls
0
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 10, 2026
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 24, 2022 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | The contact owns a 2012 Toyota Tacoma. The contact stated that while driving, the vehicle failed to ... |
| May 7, 2020 | ENGINE | MY 2012 TACOMA WARNING LIGHT 1) ENGINE AND 2 TRAC OFF WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND LOST POWER GOING 65 ... |
| Apr 10, 2020 | ENGINE | ON MY 2012 TACOMA THE CODE P2440 AND P2442 WHICH REPRESENT A STUCK OPEN VALVE IN THE SECONDARY AIR I... |
| Jan 15, 2020 | ENGINE | TWO DASHBOARD LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AT THE SAME TIME: THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND THE TRAC OFF LIGHT. AT... |
| Dec 30, 2019 | ENGINE | FAILURE OF THE SECONDARY AIR INJECTION SYSTEM P2440 AND P2442, WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS MOVING ONTO A C... |
| Apr 28, 2019 | ENGINE | CIL AND TRAC ILLUMINATION WITH CODES P2440 AND P2442 CAUSED THE ENGINE TO GO TO LIMP MODE WITH LOSS ... |
| Apr 25, 2019 | ENGINE | WHILE ON A ROAD TRIP I HAD MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COME ON WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY DUE TO DEFECTIVE SECON... |
| Feb 27, 2019 | ENGINE | KNOWN ISSUE WITH THE SECONDARY AIR VALVE. THROWS THE CODE P2442 VEHICLE GOES INTO SAFE MODE. DEALERS... |
| Feb 19, 2019 | ENGINE | CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND TRAC OFF LIGHT CAME ON. TRUCK WILL NOT EXCEED OVER 2500 RPM AND/OR REACH A SP... |
| Feb 4, 2019 | ENGINE | HAVING TROUBLE WITH MY VEHICLES SECONDARY AIR INJECTION SYSTEM, REPLACEMENT PARTS ARE SUPER EXPENSIV... |
| Dec 9, 2018 | ENGINE | THE CHECK ENG & TRAC OFF LIGHT CAME ON WHILE I WAS ON THE INTERSTATE AND ALMOST GOT STRUCK FROM THE ... |
| Nov 16, 2018 | ENGINE | 83K MILES. ENG LIGHT AND TRAC LIGHTS COMES ON, WHILE DRIVING TRUCK GOES INTO LIMP MODE AND WILL NOT... |
| Oct 31, 2018 | ENGINE | WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE IN A SUBURBAN AREA IT LOST POWER, SLOWING TO 25 MPH MAXIMUM, I WAS ALMOST ... |
| Jul 16, 2018 | ENGINE | 75K MILES. CEL LIGHT AND TRAC OFF LIGHTS COME ON, TRUCK GOES INTO LIMP MODE AND WILL NOT ACCELERATE ... |
| Jun 22, 2018 | ENGINE | AIR INJECTOR PUMP CAUSING ENGINE LIGHT AND TRAC LIGHT TO COME ON AND SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER. VEHICLE I... |
| May 11, 2018 | ENGINE | SECONDARY AIR INJECTOR SYSTEM SWITCHING VALVE PROBLEM AT 55000+ ODOMETER |
| Apr 15, 2018 | ENGINE | WENT ON VACATION TO TEXAS, STOPPED TO GAS UP AND WHEN I WENT BACK ON INTERSTATE I HAD A DRAMATIC LOS... |
| Feb 28, 2018 | ENGINE | SECONDARY AIR INJECTION PROBLEMS (VALVES AND/OR PUMP) CAUSES A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO COME ON, AND PU... |
| Jan 12, 2018 | ENGINE | AT 60,000 MILES CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND TRAC OFF LIGHTS COME ON WHEN STARTING UP TRUCK IN MORNING. T... |
| Jan 7, 2018 | ENGINE | VACUMME SWITCHING VALVE AND AIR INJECTION PUMP FAILURE AT 43,000 MILES, COST TO REPAIR IS $2052.32. ... |